Gagnon, Irene V., 88, Presque Isle; in Presque Isle, April 20, 2009. Relatives and friends may call 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at the Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, Presque Isle. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Interment will be in North Main Street Catholic Cemetery, Presque Isle later this spring. Arrangements in the care of Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, Presque Isle.
PRESQUE ISLE – Irene V. Gagnon, 88, died April 20, 2009, at a Presque Isle health care facility. She was born in Winterville on March 12, 1921, the daughter of Hubain and Rose (Bennett) Thibodeau. 
Irene worked many years at Potato Service and Simplot in Presque Isle. She enjoyed playing cards and her passion was her grandchildren.
She is survived by three sons and their wives, James and Brenda Gagnon of South Meriden, Conn., Carl and Denise Gagnon of Fort Fairfield, Robert and Penny Gagnon of Westfield; two daughters and their husbands, Dorothy and Thomas Bethart of Plant City, Fl., Delores and Wayne Brown of Enfield, N.H.; a brother, Rosaire Thibodeau of Winterville; 12 grandchildren, Jeff Brown, Tammy Roberts, Vicki Clay, Alphy, Jerry, and Lisa Morris, Stephanie Gagnon, Wendy Keene, James Gagnon, Amelia Gagnon, Sally and Andrew Bethart; 21 great- grandchildren; two great-great- grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Leonard Gagnon in 1978 and an infant son, Darrell in 1953.
Relatives and friends may call 7-9 p.m. Wed. at the Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, 30 Church St., Presque Isle. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Raymond Morency celebrant. Interment will be in North Main Street Catholic Cemetery, Presque Isle later this spring. Donations may be made in her memory to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 3049, Syracuse, NY 13220-3049 or to the Alzheimer’s Association, 170 US Route One, Suite 250, Falmouth, Maine 04105. Condolences may be expressed at www.duncan-graves.com.
